◇ image via WikipediaM.I Abaga
M.I Abaga is an act on the Starverb influence map. Their sound grew out of Sarah McLachlan, JAY-Z, DMX, Nas and The Game. Those roots explain a lot about how M.I Abaga arrange songs and choose their tones. They run in the same orbit as Dremo, Falz, Show Dem Camp, Olamide and prettyboydo, sharing audiences, venues and reference points rather than a straight line of influence. Their influence carried into Efe, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince, Odumodublvck and Phyno, where the same ideas turn up rearranged for a later generation. Altogether the chart holds 38 connections around M.I Abaga, reaching back through Sarah McLachlan and forward to Efe. Follow any of those threads to keep travelling the influence between bands and genres on Starverb.
Background
Jude Lemfani Abaga, known professionally as M.I Abaga or M.I, is a Nigerian rapper, songwriter, record producer, and entrepreneur. He gained recognition after releasing the 2006 single "Crowd Mentality", which appeared on his debut studio album Talk About It (2008).
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M.I Abaga connections
M.I Abaga grew out of Sarah McLachlan, JAY-Z, DMX and Nas, shares an orbit with Dremo, Falz, Show Dem Camp and Olamide, went on to shape Efe, Jesse Jagz, Ice Prince and Odumodublvck. 38 connections mapped across roots, kindred and legacy.
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